In last night’s press conference Preznit Bush made the following statement:

That’s exactly what I’ve been saying to the American people. Ten years ago, if we’d have had an energy strategy, we would be able to diversify away from foreign dependence.

Ten years ago, George?? We had a working energy strategy Thirty Years ago. We had a 55 mile per hour speed limit. We had Corporate Average Fuel Economy that was to keep fleet fuel economoy averages at 27.5 miles per gallon. We had alternative energy development strategies. What happened to all of that?

Ten years ago a Republican Congress repealled the federal 55 mile per hour speed limit law. Its unfortunate that it sailed through into law without opposition from President Clinton, but don’t try to put the blame for a lack of an energy policy on the previous administration which is what you are trying to do with your 10 year time frame.

CAFE is failing because your redneck and corporation buddies wanted pickup trucks and SUVs exempted from it. So, now we have lots of fuel inefficient vehicles out on the road. Why don’t you just tighten up and do away with the two fleet rule?

Geroge, each of your budgets has reflected a policy of slowly bleeding support for renewable energy and energy efficiency. - a policy the Alliance to Save Energy says is the ‘wrong approach at the wrong time.’ Instead of funding, these sources, you choose to go after non renewable sources at the expense of the environment. I guess your Saudi buddies don’t have any stock holdings in hydro electric production. At any rate, it is dishonest to place the blame on others when you are systematically destroying programs that were meant to address the energy crisis and divert oil profits from your good supporters.

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